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The U.S. Postal Service has an online – Priority Mail Delivery Map. Enter an origin ZIP Code™ to see 1, 2, or 3 day specific delivery times from that origin. Zoom in to see ZIP Code zones by first 3 digits. Exceptions apply…

Preparing a philatelic exhibit these days has become much easier through the use of a computer and printer. Although various software programs are available and can be used, hand lettered pages are still being prepared.

An older article ‘Collected Works‘ in the New York Times education section by Sierra Prasada Millman and Javaid Khan presents a lesson plan that might still prove of value to teachers in their classrooms. Very interesting approach in studying and…

Although Amazon is the easiest service to use, free philatelic book offerings are also available in various digital formats, including Kindle ebook format, through other sources. Project Gutenberg offers several titles for download and the Philatelic Digital Library Project offers one…

The Ask.com web site has an article on the science of stamp collecting – Enjoyment of Stamp Collecting Has Scientific Foundation by John Finch which also discusses specialty groups. “Stamp Collecting is More Than a Child’s Pastime.” While the quote is a cute…

Page Layout software is the most valuable tool in most exhibitors’ toolboxes. The ability to arrange text and image blocks in a freestyle manner allows for great flexibility when accommodating odd sized pieces or fitting text between items.

We wish to extend our most sincere hopes to all our readers for a wonderful holiday season. Thank you all for reading or following the blog (we’ve now 60 followers which is fantastic) and we hope something we published this…

The University of Notre Dame’s library has a special collection – The Charles Wolf Collection of Irish Postage Stamps. This is a nice introduction to the area and I found the information as well as the images, reasonably clear and…

Going beyond the basics of stamp collecting, Janet Klug, past president of the American Philatelic Society and member of the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, is your guide to topical stamp collecting in A-B-C’s of Stamp Collecting.

The Ask.com web site has an article on philatelic literature – Stamp Insider is a Fine Philatelic Publication by John Finch which publicizes the digital publication Stamp Insider. If you haven’t checked out Stamp Insider yet, do it now. This is simply a good stamp…

Janet Klug, WE Think – Vol 3 No 3 Google is more than just a search engine. It also contains: Web content Images Scholarly papers Book search (searches full text) Video More is being added all the time! Most Google…

The Ask.com web site has an article on philatelic literature – Get More out of Stamp Collecting with Philatelic Literature by John Finch which talks about digital publishing. Over the years philatelic publications have come and gone. The early newsletters that the likes…

Amazon has yielded several additions to our previous lists of philatelic books in Kindle ebook format and they follow. I’m sure the list can be updated again in the future and we look forward to comments on this post with…

The Ask.com web site has an article on philatelic literature – Philatelic Information and Knowledge: Pass It on by John Finch which publicizes the American Philatelic Research Library (APRL). The free exchange of information in the philatelic world is free only insofar…

The app Fotopedia Heritage is quite amazing. Built in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, we have access to a myriad of images reflecting human culture. Highly recommended! This app was recently selected as one of the top 50 apps…

Word Processing software is a mainstay of exhibiting. Gathering notes into a single document for reference, accessing articles or even laying out exhibit pages if one does not have a page layout program are all possible with a word processor.

Kristin Patterson, WE Expressions – Vol 6 No 4 Quick Response Code or QR code for short is the trademark for a type of two-dimensional code which was first designed in Japan for the automotive industry. Recently, the system has…

During the American Philatelic Society’s Summer Seminar 2013, Tara Murray presented an elective on organizing and maintaining personal libraries. It was recorded for YouTube, but you can watch “How to Organize and Maintain your Personal Library” right here.

Kristin Patterson, WE Expressions – Vol 6 No 4 When we hear the term electronics, we think of recent inventions such as the iPad and cell phone. These items that we cannot live without seem to have no connection with…

The World Stamp News has an opinion article – How the Internet Changed Philately. There were many in the 90s that predicted stamp collecting and stamp sales would become extinct no thanks to the internet. Unfortunately, for Post Offices around the world,…